German-Language HR and Personalentwicklung Podcasts Worth Following
Most international L&D podcast lists are entirely English-language — and that's a gap worth filling. The German-speaking DACH region has a strong, active podcast landscape for HR, Personalentwicklung (employee development), and New Work, almost none of which makes it onto global recommendation lists.
If you work with German-speaking organizations, are building L&D capabilities in the DACH region, or simply want a broader perspective on HR practice, these 10 shows are worth adding to your feed.
#New Work and Organizational Development
#On the Way to New Work
Christoph Magnussen and Michael Trautmann have been running this show since 2017, making it the best-established New Work podcast in German. Guests include high-profile names from German and international business — Verena Pausder, Stewart Butterfield — discussing leadership, culture, and structural change. Episodes go well beyond surface-level inspiration.
#New Work Now
Kira Marie Cremer publishes a new episode every Tuesday, consistently focused on one question: how do you actually implement New Work, not as a concept but in real organizations with real constraints? Practical, direct, and reliable.
#Sprint! New Work – New Mindset
Deloitte Deutschland's podcast brings together decision-makers and researchers to discuss digital transformation, agile leadership, and organizational agility. Useful for understanding how large enterprises approach change — a different lens than the startup-adjacent perspective of most New Work content.
Don't subscribe to every podcast that sounds interesting. Listening regularly to two or three is more valuable than sporadically tuning in to ten. Think about what format fits your actual schedule — 20-minute commute episodes or longer conversations for a slower weekend listen.
#HR and People Management
#Abenteuer HRM
Diana Roth has produced over 350 episodes — and that longevity shows in the quality and reliability of the content. Episodes run around 24 minutes and tackle real HR situations: onboarding, sick leave, termination, employer branding. No theory, just practical approaches to what actually happens in day-to-day HR work.
#Die Personalabteilung
Jennifer Seiffarth and Yasmin Sedlaczek-Linster have been running this Berlin-based show since 2020. Topics include modern recruiting, sustainable HR practices, employer branding, and New Work, from two HR consultants who stay close to operational reality.
#SAATKORN
Gero Hesse, Managing Director of TERRITORY EMBRACE (one of Germany's leading employer branding agencies), releases a new episode every Friday. The focus is employer branding, HR startups, and personnel marketing. For anyone who wants to understand how German companies compete for talent.
#Das HR-Briefing
Short, focused, and current. This show delivers a curated overview of HR trends, recruiting news, and organizational development in a tight format — the right choice when you want to stay informed without a big time investment.
#Leadership and Employee Development
#Personal- und Management-Podcast
BOLLMANN EXECUTIVES consult on HR and organizational management, and their podcast reflects the depth of that work. Episodes cover personnel development strategy, change management, and organizational culture. Best suited for PE leads and HR business partners thinking strategically.
#Female Leadership Podcast
Vera Strauch, founder of Dear Monday and the Female Leadership Academy, approaches leadership in a direct, no-filler way — covering self-leadership, organizational culture, and why leadership structures need to evolve. Recommended well beyond the obvious target audience.
#HR Visionaries Deutschland
Change management, HR excellence, and organizational transformation. This podcast is for HR professionals who see the function as a strategic lever rather than a support role.
#One Resource That Isn't a Podcast
Anyone following German-language L&D should know the Weiterbildungsblog by Dr. Jochen Robes (weiterbildungsblog.de). Updated daily since 2003, it curates links, studies, and commentary on e-learning, knowledge management, and continuing education. Not a podcast — but the most reliable German-language source for L&D content by a significant margin.
HR-WORKS.de maintains an index of over 70 German-language HR podcasts — a useful starting point if you want to explore beyond this list.
Good podcasts help you stay current. Turning that knowledge into structured employee development takes something more — a system that lets you build, assign, and track learning at scale. That's what Scibly is built for.